Happy Poetry Friday to all participants in this welcoming and gracious community of poets! Today, I’ll review the other poetry book I was gifted from Sarah Grace Tuttle and also, one I received in the mail, entitled Feel The Beat by Marilyn Singer. I’m afraid I do not remember which blog or Twitter feed I…
Did you vote yet? My husband and I voted before noon today. We had to register at a new polling place because of our move earlier this summer. Fortunately, we researched what we’d need to do that and took the appropriate documents. This included our Wisconsin driver’s licenses for our photo id and a bill…
We’ve been at the cabin since last Friday afternoon, almost a full week. And we are getting settled in. Some totes and boxes have been emptied and the contents stored. But, there are still many to open and put away. Despite that my husband and I made trips to Wausau to buy some upper cabinets…
Have you ever known anyone you are close to that tries to one-up you all the time? These people, and I know a few, seem to do it without even realizing that they are pulling off the one-up-manship game on you. Most probably, they don’t realize it because it has become a habit for them….
The Apples in My Orchard was started on February 23rd, 2017. I’ve been writing almost daily since! It is a reflective, personal blog that discusses some topics with passion and others with lightheartedness. Here you’ll find posts on education, travel, health, family life, nature, conservation, friendship, and lots of poems – some inspired and some…
Last night I awoke at 1:40 a.m.. I was wide awake, bothered by thoughts that I’ve had before concerning conversations, comments, things I notice during social events, and even just while out in the community. I felt like a cow chewing on cud swallowed previously and brought up again to be chewed on some more….
It is fitting that today is Slice of Life Tuesday! The Slice of Life writing challenge started me on my blogging journey over four years ago. I’ve written nearly every day since February 23, 2017. Naturally, there are ups and downs when one blogs every day. Mostly, there have been satisfying days of accomplishment as…
Slowly, we are returning to normal. In the last month, we have eaten in a restaurant three times. Two of these times were just my husband and I at a higher end fast food place. But, Thursday, we went out to dinner with our youngest son, his girlfriend, and her parents. This took place at…
Ever since high school, I’ve known myself to be an night owl. I didn’t function well in the morning then, and forty-five years later, I don’t function in well in the morning, now. My mother, chipper than chipper in the morning would sing and greet us happily in our kitchen. I barely uttered a g’morning…
I’d like to challenge you to sit and really think about my post today. We are ten months into a global pandemic. How has it changed your life? How has your life stayed the same? What do you miss? What do you now know you can do without? To get you started, I’ll share some…